EDITORIAL Conductor Huff At CSO – Wow! Stay Tuned Last week’s editorial praised the local arts and culture scene, after Oneonta and Otsego County were identified as “eighth most vibrant arts community” in the U.S. by SMU’s DATA ARTS’ report. Silas Huff’s conducting of the Catskill Symphony Orchestra Saturday evening, Sept. 7, added several exclamation marks to all of last week’s positive conclusions. Huff is the first of three conductors competing to succeed Maestro Chuck Schneider as CSO conductor. Carolyn…
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By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Call it Oneonta’s “Next Top Conductor.” Silus Nathanial Huff, Carolyn Watson and Maciej Żółtowski will each conduct one of three concerts in the Catskill Symphony Orchestra’s search for their new conductor, following the retirement of Maestro Charles Schneider last year. “Our search for the new conductor started last September,” Laurie Zimniewicz, search committee chair. “We had 73 local, national and international candidates apply. We narrowed it down to 12, then nine,…
Conductor Contest, Arts, Craft Shows And Irish Tunes! Will it be taxi king Al Rubin? Plucky reporter Libby Cudmore? Or musical maven Cindy Donaldson? Only you can decide as you vote for your favorite conductor and hear the Sultans of String at the annual Catskill Symphony Cabaret Concert, featuring guest conductor Paul Massey. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta. Info, tickets, www.catskillsymphony.net. • View the CAA’s latest exhibit, “An Artistic Discovery,” on display through March 29.…